ALL ABOUT TODAY: 20 April

Had a lovely restful Sunday! Ready for the next week moving into our new home in the village.

BREAKFAST was an 2 egg omelette with blue cheese crumbles, cheddar cheese and spinach. I had 3 cups of coffee though the morning. But nothing further through the day.

LUNCH was midd afternoon - I had chicken pieces with a cucumber, tomato and pickled cucumbers salad.

I had a handful of almonds late afternoon and am going to skip supper tonight.

I am going to TAKE A TWO WEEK BREAK from the blog. We are moving this week and then we probably will not have internet for a few days. I will be sticking to LOW CARB and hoping to loose some weight while packing and then unpacking.

Thank you for all your encouragement, messages of hope and love.    x x

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 19 April

Barely can keep myself sitting up: Was a hard day cleaning at the new house again. Hopefully the end is in sight......

BREAKFAST was a lovely 2 egg omelette with cheese and spinach. 2 Mugs with coffee and cream.

LUNCH was a picnic sitting on the floor and standing around eating with our dear friends that came to help us clean the house. It was a potluck lunch. I had a few cocktail hotdogs with cold meat and cheese, cucumber and radish slices wrapped in little parcels. Rounded it off with mayonnaise.

SUPPER was again at another event WHAT A DAY! Was a potluck too. I had a lovely lettuce, tomato, cucumber and chicken salad. Had a small coffee to round it off.

Hoping to see some results on the scale Monday.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 18 April

Was a busy day from my turn at school for Kindergarten lunch and cupcake decoration to a lovely roaming in the "pazar" looking for material. I got blue polka dot material to make kitchen curtains for  our new home...... says allot about my life at this stage ;)

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter. Coffee and cream.

Had a coconut oil coffee midd morning.

LUNCH was on the run a salad with 3 cocktail hot dogs with cucumber and tomato with a good squirt of mayonnaise.

Had Turkish coffee in the pazar late afternoon.

SUPPER was a cauliflower crust pizza with spicy sausage circles and cheese.

I can't complain I love what I eat. Lately I just wish I had more time to put in an extra effort with my meals. That season will come again.........

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 17 April

This running between two homes cleaning the one and packing the other is so tiring. All I can say I'm taking it day by day and moment by moment. After almost a year and a half Low Carb Eating is starting to feel like a LIFESTYLE...... I feel content eating basic Low Carb foods and I have almost no cravings. I'm amazed at my energy levels. I feel tiered in the evenings but nothing like I use to feel.

BREAKFAST was 2 fried eggs in butter with 2T of grated cheese. Coffee and cream. I took another coffee on the road.

LUNCH was a picnic on the floor of our new home. I had 3 cocktail hot dogs with tomato and cucumber circles and a T of mayonnaise for dipping. I had one square of dark chocolate for dessert.

We did not have a lot of drinking water so I did not get to drink my liter and a half today. I'm definitely going to try to catch up on water through the evening tonight.

SUPPER was a treat as my daughter cooked supper. She made a cauliflower bake in the oven with cream, mayonnaise and ranch dressing with cheese on top. Was so good! She cooked ground meat with taco spicing. I'm going to sleep like a rock tonight. Hoping so that the scale will smile at me soon........

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 16 April

I'm running on four burners here! This is probably on the biggest scale our family has ever moved....... I'm at the point where I'm so tempted to just stop packing and let be ;) I started with a sore throat last night.... hoping it will past. Low Carb wise I'm doing really well I HAVE NO TIME TO LET MYSELF GET INTO TEMPTATION :D

I walked into a store today and the security lady stopped and commented on how good I look. She said that she can see that I have lost a lot of weight. She actually congratulated me on my big weight loss. OK it felt good!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter with feta cheese, coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had my coffee and coconut oil. I really enjoy this.

LUNCH was tuna salad with cheese cubes, 3 cups of lettuce, tomato and cucumber.

Midd afternoon I had a slice of cheese heated up in the microwave for a snack..... I should watch out I find myself EATING MORE AND MORE CHEESE AGAIN. Normally it gives me a weight stall.

Had a ruff afternoon out with my husband trying to find locks, corners etc. etc. for the new house....... Now I wish I had observed closer when my dad did all his practical work.... Good that in these hardware stores there are no food ;)

SUPPER was a green salad with tomato and ghurkins, chicken strips stir fried  with spicy sausage. Life is getting more and more simple food wise as we are getting closer to our moving date.

I drank my 1 1/2 liters of water today and stuck to pure Induction. OH BUT I did not get to walk my walk........ I think I must be burning enough fat packing ;)

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 15 April

Came home at six tonight literally crawling in the door. Today was the first big cleaning day in our new house..... I came home to a FULL SUPPER COOKED even for my Low Carb needs by my sweet daughter. I was so happy!

BREAKFAST was 2 fried eggs in butter with grated cheese. Coffee and cream. I took another coffee in my travel mug on the road.

LUNCH was devoured. My daughter packed us lunch. I had turkey cold meat wrapped around cheese fingers with cucumber sticks. Was a good lunch at our new house picnicing on the balcony.

Midd afternoon I had instant coffee (all we had) with cream.

SUPPER was chicken stir fried in onion with zucchini and eggplant chips in the oven. This was so good with a drizzle of mayonnaise.

Feel like something sweet tonight..... Would just have to skip! ;)

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 14 April

I discovered that the dear mayonnaise I have been using has SUGAR in it...... I was sad this morning at my weigh in.... I PICKED UP 400g! Now more than ever I'm checking labels.... who would have thought that mayonnaise has sugar in it.

I drank my 1 1/2 liters of water today, stuck to pure INDUCTION ..... but oh I did not get to walk my 30 minutes..... What a day! From teaching school, cooking, packing and cleaning to shopping for locks for the new house..... I just did not make it.

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter with 2T of grated cheese. Coffee and cream.

Late morning I had 1 cup of cucumber circles with ranch dressing for a snack.
Had another coffee with coconut oil.

LUNCH was 3 cups of chopped lettuce, olive oil and half a cup spicy chopped sausage.

Midd afternoon I had another coffee with cream.

SUPPER was roasted chicken with cucumber, pickled cucumbers, tomato and ranch dressing.

Food is not high on the menu this season.... we are moving to a new house and it is totally crazy. I'm trying for all I can to stick to LOW CARB food as difficult as it is.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 13 April

Oh no! I discovered that the mayonnaise I have been eating so abundantly..... HAS SUGAR IN IT AND A LOT OF IT! I assumed it was like all the other mayonnaise I have been getting that has a carb count of about 2 for 100g....... Oh well this will help me to keep an eye on my labels.

Weighing in tomorrow morning!

BREAKFAST was a two egg omelette with spinach and cheese. Lovely! I had coffee and cream with it.

I took a coffee with cream on the road to my son's soccer practice later in the morning.

We attended church late morning  and a funeral afterwards.... There were allot to eat but it was all cake and carbs..... I just skipped and kept my supper at home in mind ;)

SUPPER was 3 Turkish meat fingers with lots of lettuce, olive oil, ranch dressing, cucumber and a bit of tomato.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 12 April

Wow it was a hard working day PACKING! I got a lot done but am knackered!

BREAKFAST was 3 small eggs fried in butter with 2T of grated cheese. Coffee and cream.

Late morning I had my coffee and coconut oil. I was hoping it would give me a good kick in energy.

LUNCH was left over cauliflower salad from yesterday with a tin of tuna on top.

I had another coffee and cream midd afternoon.

SUPPER was a great treat as a neighbor invited us over for supper. She made a puff pastry pie with cheese and tomato. I scooped the cheese and tomato off the pie base and enjoyed eating it with a big helping of the lettuce salad.

I didn't walk my 30 minutes of exercise today but after packing all day it feels like I did an hour of walking...I think I got a good workout in ;). I drank my 1 1/2 liters of water and stuck to pure Induction.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 11 April

FRIDAY! Have been waiting long to get to this wonder end of the week........ I'm packing up the house for the big move and this house is on its head! What an interesting food day it was.....

BREAKFAST was a tin of sardines from my Norwegian neighbor. Was such a treat. Coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had my coffee and coconut oil.

LUNCH was another treat from my dear sweet American neighbor - a cauliflower salad with herbs, green onion and pickled cucumbers. I added 2T of blue cheese for a treat.

My afternoon was an event with a group of ladies from our neighborhood. I took a carrot cake along knowing that dodging the carbs was going to be a challenge. I think I did well I tried my best. Scratch here and scratch there ;) and I made the best choices I could. When it came to the cake I just very politely had to say no! I had a few glasses of Turkish tea and a Turkish coffee.

I came home and found two pans of pizza on my kitchen counter AND a lovely lettuce, cucumber, tomato and egg salad. What a delight from my neighbor....... I AM SO BLESSED! A great way to enter the weekend ;)

SUPPER then was the salad for me and the pizza for my dear family.

I walked my 30 minutes today, drank my one and a half liters of water and I tried my best to stick to Induction the best I could. Didn't eat any sugar but had to take a bite of bulgur and a bite of a pasta dish.... not to culturally offend.....oh well! I go on!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 10 April

WAS DOWN ANOTHER 300g this morning. For the last 9 days I have lost 900g! It sounds great to loose 100g a day but it is so little. I wish it was more. I need to be patient and keep going....... Just got home quite late! Was a long afternoon out looking at our new house ETC!

BREAKFAST was 2 fried eggs with left over salad from last night. I added a bit of feta cheese to give it a bit of spike. Had coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had another coffee with coconut oil and 5 olives as a snack.

LUNCH was a piece of chicken with lots of lettuce with chopped tomato and cucumber.

I had 2T of blue cheese for a snack this afternoon.

SUPPER was at our friends house she made crumbed chicken strips with potatoes and carrots. I ate some of the chicken, skipped the potatoes and had about 2T of carrots. This was not the best low carb meal but I tried to stick to the basics. I find it stressful to eat out especially at friends as they often cook to make it special. Then to be sensitive and not offend anybody.......

I had my one and a half liters of water for today but only managed to walk 20 minutes for exercise as we were out all afternoon. I stayed strong and skipped the chocolate cream cake and divine chocolate chip cookies after supper tonight at our friends home.

Tomorrow I go on again.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 9 April

8th DAY OF MY CHALLENGE! Going strong drinking my water, walking my walk and eating LOW CARB INDUCTION!

BREAKFAST was 3 small fried eggs with grated cheese. Coffee and cream.

Midd morning I had another coffee whipped with a T of coconut oil.

LUNCH was 3 cups chopped lettuce with olive oil and 2T of ground Taco meat left over from earlier this week. Topped it off with mayonnaise.

Was at a meeting this afternoon and had a coffee there NO CREAM OR COCONUT OIL.

My friends baby died this afternoon so I didnt go out and walk the dog. I did walk my son to school and then fetched him again.......

SUPPER was a chicken breast with stir fried mushrooms and a squirt of mayonnaise for flavor.

Getting on the scale tomorrow morning. Will come and tell ;)

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 8 April

 7TH DAY OF THE INDUCTION CHALLENGE! This little steam train was struggling today. I kept on track but just had to keep telling myself KEEP GOING YOU HAVE COME THIS FAR YOU CAN NOT GIVE IN GO FOR 100 DAYS!

So late this afternoon I grabbed the dog and went for my half and hour brisk walk, drank my one and a half liter of water and stuck to purely induction food today! YES!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter. I never get tiered of eating eggs for breakfast. My favorite meal of the day. I had some left over salad from last night a bit of cucumber and tomato and a bit of cheese with the eggs. Had one and a half mugs of coffee with cream.

Late morning I made my favorite a mug of coffee whipped with 1T of coconut oil.

LUNCH was 2 cups of chopped lettuce with about 2T of blue cheese and 2T of olive oil.

Midd afternoon I had another cup of coffee with cream - I should have made it with coconut oil but was to lazy to get everything out to get the coconut oil whipped. I know what a lazy WOMAN!

SUPPER will be DIET COKE chicken! Yip the real deal! with vegetable stir fry. I used green beans, cauliflower, zucchini, mushrooms and lots of garlic.

Now I find myself struggling with portion size again. I have set a few rules for myself to make sure..... even though I'm eating induction food I can eat too much at a time. LOW CARB is definitely not a all you can eat buffet. I decided not at any time to have seconds and my protein at any given meal should be fitting in the palm of my hand. With vegetables not to have more than one cup if I had two cups of salad for lunch. PORTION CONTROL is very sad but I think if helps to drop KILOGRAMS!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 7 April

Delighted I'm down 600g for the 5 day CHALLENGE! I was hoping I would have lost more but every 100g makes a difference. I think I'm going to keep going and see if I can reach 100 days without falling out of Induction! I have drank my one and a half liters of water today and did my 30 minutes of walking. I didnt walk the dog but walked my son to school and fetched him this afternoon.

BREAKFAST was two fried eggs with feta cheese and a cup of sliced cucumber. One mug of coffee with cream.

Midd morning I had a mug of coffee with a T coconut oil.

LUNCH was 3 cups of chopped lettuce with some smoked cheese crumbled over with 2T of olive oil.

We are moving at the end of this month and I have been packing in between the home schooling and everything else.  I actually didnt have my usual coffee with coconut oil this afternoon. I definitely could feel the hunger just grab me late afternoon. The coconut oil really keeps me full.

I was starving late afternoon and had 10 black olives and 1T of feta cheese.

SUPPER will be Taco's at our home. I will make a taco salad. Lettuce as the base with a bit of tomato, grated cheese, ground beef and mayonnaise to top it off.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 6 April

5TH DAY OF THE CHALLENGE! YIP I walked the dog for 40 minutes today 4.5 kilometers! Drank my one and a half liter of water and sticked to INDUCTION food! On my way!

I'm so amazed time and again how easy it is to PICK UP WEIGHT in one day.... and how many days-weeks it takes to loose it again......
Weight loss is not for the impatient....... I expect sudden results.... OH WELL! A girl can hope and dream ;)

BREAKFAST was 2 egg omelette with spinach and a sprinkle of cheddar cheese. 2 Mugs of coffee and cream.

LUNCH was oven baked zucchini and eggplant slices with smoked Dutch cheese (a treat from my husband). Was absolutely delicious.

Had a mug of coffee whisked with 1T of coconut oil.

SUPPER was  3 cups of chopped lettuce,  with olive oil and half a tin of tuna.

Was a good day!

TOMORROW MORNING I'M WEIGHING IN FOR THE FIVE DAYS OF INDUCTION!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 5 April

4TH DAY IN CHALLENGE - I had my liter and a half water, exercised my 30 minutes walking and purely stuck to INduction food (the hot dogs probably was not the best choice..... but it was NOT CAKE!)

Going strong!

Had a lovely picnic for my daughters Birthday today! The CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKE was just marvelous tasting...... NO! I promise I did not even have one bite!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter, a sprinkle of blue cheese and half an avocado. I had coffee with cream.

My midd morning coffee was with 1T of coconut oil. I can drink this for a long time! ;)

LUNCH was a picnic out with friends. I had 3 hot dog sausages, 5 cherry tomatoes and some cucumber sticks with mayonnaise.

Midd to late afternoon I enjoyed another coffee with cream.

SUPPER:  my family is having pizza and I decided to make a chicken fillet with mayonnaise and nice peppadew salt. I will have 3 cups of lettuce with olive oil with this. Do not feel like cooking tonight. LAZY DAISY!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 4 April

THIRD DAY OF CHALLENGE: I only ate Induction food: YES! I drank one and a half liter of water: YES! half a liter left over for the evening. I walked for 20 minutes exercise: YES!

I'm on my way. Can't wait to get on the scale on Monday! So far so good!
What a day! Getting ready for a birthday party for my 15 year old daughter. Baking a chocolate mousse cake........ I SAY NO MORE! Cake in the air mixed with my family's pizza! TEMPTATIONS! But I am not going to eat it........

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs with a T of crumbled feta cheese and half an avocado. Had one mug of coffee just like that...... had another one with cream.

LUNCH was 2 cups of lettuce chopped. Cucumber slices, olives, a bit of grated cheese mixed with tuna SALAD! Dressed with olive oil.

Was at Ikea for coffee with a friend and the cheese cake looked so good..... I stood strong and enjoyed two mugs of coffee.

SUPPER was a chicken fillet with mayonnaise with chopped olives and green peppers. Had the last of the left over coleslaw. Simple supper on the run.

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 3 April

SECOND DAY OF CHALLENGE: I stuck strictly to Induction Food, had my 1 1/2 liters of water and walked my 30 minutes. Actually the walking was down the hill to the bazaar and then back carrying the weeks produce back up the hill. Was almost like attending the gym and doing weights ;) Then also I took the dog for a 3 1/2 kilometer FAST walk. WAY TO GO!

BREAKFAST was 2 eggs fried in butter with half an avocado with salt. Coffee and cream.

My midd morning coffee was fully dressed with a T of coconut oil.

LUNCH was 2 cups of lettuce with olive oil and 2T of blue cheese crumbles and half a cup of sliced cucumbers.

Midd afternoon snack was 4 cherry tomatoes. Had another half a mug of coffee with 1T of coconut oil whisked to a froth.

SUPPER will be a chicken fillet fried in a pan with butter served with a cup of cabbage salad and Italian dressing and mayonnaise.

Have half a liter still to drink but will do that with supper tonight.
Reached my goals for today!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 2 April

Today was the first day of a CHALLENGE for me and some friends on my Low Carb Karin facebook page. I have made a new commitment to get rid of the last three kilograms that has become five now! Terrible but true.

Especially after reading a report this weekend that said. Only five percent of all people loosing  weight can keep the weight they have lost off. The other 95% picks it all up again and more. Sobering thoughts!

I am seeing how many days I can go purely eating Atkins Induction, drinking 1 1/2 liters of water and exercising at least 30 minutes a day. Hoping this would give me a new determination, accountability and motivation to keep going and loosing the last kilograms to reach my 20kg down mark.

BREAKFAST this morning was 2 eggs fried in butter with half a cup chopped cucumber and 1T tomato cubes. I had one mug of coffee with cream and one mug of coffee whipped with 1T of coconut oil.

Normally midd morning I feel starving so I was hoping the coconut coffee will keep me full and it did AMAZINGLY!

LUNCH was a 2 cup lettuce salad with olive oil and I made Chinese Chicken Egg drop Soup - I had one bowl.

Had another mug of coconut oil coffee midd afternoon pulling me over to supper.
Also got myself into half an avocado with salt.... my total weakness! Only half a one allowed per day looking forward to have the other half tomorrow ;)

SUPPER was half a cup of ground chicken flavored with taco spicing served on a bed of cauliflower mayonnaise salad.

I am trying to cut back on cream and cheese as I know this has kept me from loosing weight before.

1. I kept to strict Induction food today!
2. I have drank 1 1/2 liters of water today - half a liter left in my jar but will finish it before tonight.
3. I have actually walked the dog for about 40 minutes this evening! The dog is delighted that his master is getting into walking now.

REACHED MY GOAL FOR TODAY!

HOW ARE YOU DOING? Yay!

ALL ABOUT TODAY: 1 April

Would have been a nice first of April joke to say: "I have lost 5kg over night! :D" NO NOT! I'm dreaming about it though!

BREAKFAST was 2 fried eggs with half an avocado. 2 Mugs of coffee and cream.

Midd morning snack was 5 black olives with 1t of feta cheese.

LUNCH was about 3 cups of lettuce with olive oil, blue cheese and cold meat strips.

Was at a meeting this afternoon and fell for a t of chocolate covered COFFEE BEANS!  Was weak! Had a cup of coffee at the meeting too.

SUPPER was fried strips of spicy sausage with eggplant, onion, garlic, tomato, red peppers. One pot dish. With cucumber slices and mayonnaise.